By the numbers and photos: 2011 El Tour de Tucson

Editor’s note: This is the first post of several about the 2011 El Tour de Tucson. In the coming days look for stories about how the celebrity cyclists fared, a video, a post about the Cargo Bike El Tour de Tucson, an editorial, a searchable database of results and a map of cyclist’ hometowns.

Here are just a few of the numbers that stand out from this year’s El Tour de Tucson.

6,304: The number of participants who completed one of the four distances before the 6 p.m. cut off time. 6,414 participants finished last year.

3 minutes: Difference in repeat champion Eric Marcotte’s times between this year and last. He was faster this year despite the additional two miles.

13 Minutes: Difference between Marcotte and Jennifer Wheeler, the woman’s winner. Last year it was 2 minutes, however Wheeler crashed, which slowed her down.

10 hours and 41 minutes: Time it took the final official 111-mile rider, Mitchell Owen, to finish.

11 hours and 19 minutes: Time is took the final official 111 mile rider, Carl Nicchio, to finish.

28 percent: Percentage of women who participated in El Tour de Tucson. In 2010 it was 27 percent.

60 percent: Percentage of people who rode in El Tour de Tucson that live outside Pima County. This is about the same as last year.